Price shows his resolve to claim victory spoils

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COMETH the moment, cometh the Welshman. Phillip Price held his nerve to win the Smurfit European Open here at the K Club yesterday after going to the last hole needing a birdie to secure victory — and achieving just that. Price finished with a round of 70, for a 16-under-par 272, to win by one shot from Alastair Forsyth and Mark McNulty. In the process, the Europe Ryder Cup player picked up the £333,000 first prize and with it a priceless (no pun intended) five-year exemption from qualifying for the European Tour.